Daily Office Readings for Monday of the 1st Week of Lent: Year 1
Morning, Psalms 41 and 52; Evening, Psalm 44;
Deuteronomy 8:11-20; Hebrews 2:11-18; John 2:1-12:
“His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you.” (John 2:5)
I think the writer/s of the Gospel according to John rely on other versions of the Gospel being read, in part because it is thought to be the last one written. In the Gospel according to John we do not get the name of the mother of Jesus. We must read the synoptic Gospels to learn her name is Mary.
Mary has raised and lived with Jesus all of his earthly life until his wandering off to Capernaum. She is well aware of his ability to supply the needs of herself and all in need. She petitions Jesus to provide wine, He grumbles, but does as asked. Even while Jesus grumbles, Mary turns her attention to the servants (us) and says, “Do whatever he tells you.”
For me, there are two lessons here. First, when we pray for Jesus to do something, consider it done and move on. Second, Jesus required the servants (us) to be fully involved in the heavy lifting in the miracle. They didn’t turn on faucets to fill the barrels, they had to haul water in buckets to the barrels.
Maybe obeying Jesus is more important than worshiping Jesus. Ponder deeper please.
Today we remember Harriet Ross Tubman, Social Reformer (1913) and her information may be found at: Harriet Ross Tubman
As we listen to what the Spirit of God is saying to us, let us live to love and to serve, and to teach others to love and to serve, while pondering anew what the Almighty can do. John
Let us pray: (BCP p. 214 & 252)
O God, who wonderfully created, and yet more wonderfully restored, the dignity of human nature: Grant that we may share the divine life of him who humbled himself to share our humanity, your Son Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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